Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Sofie Hagen (Author, Narrator), HarperCollins Publishers Limited (Publisher)

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I am a fat person and I love my body. I feel lucky to be able to say that. It has taken a lot of work and a lot of time to get here. I often meet people who are incredibly puzzled that I can love this body. Taking the world into account - how we are taught to see bodies and judge bodies - I understand the confusion. But I am quite sure I can explain it. I want to tell you what I have learned and how I got here.

In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen describes how she conquered a negative relationship with her body and provides practical tips for listeners to do the same.

She exposes how fatphobia is embedded in society at every level - in our relationships, our public spaces, and the TV shows we watch - powered by the toxic mix of capitalism and the media.

Part memoir, part social commentary, in Happy Fat Sofie explains how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgment and discrimination are rife - drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way.

From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Happy Fat is a funny, angry and impassioned look at how taking up space in a culture that is desperate to reduce you can be radical, emboldening and life-changing.

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9 hours and 10 minutes
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Sofie Hagen
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Sofie Hagen
Audible release date

2 May 2019
Language

English
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HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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B07K362CLN
Version

Unabridged
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Listening Length	9 hours and 10 minutes
Author	Sofie Hagen
Narrator	Sofie Hagen
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	02 May 2019
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07K362CLN
Best Sellers Rank	26,131 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 243 in Biographies of Women (Audible Books & Originals) 490 in Mental Health (Audible Books & Originals) 570 in Biographies of Celebrities & Entertainment Professionals

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V E C Nicholas

Life Changing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2019

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This book has changed my life. I'm 36, and like most fat people I've been a yo yo dieter for years. Once I had my eating disorder treated, I tried to adopt a HAES approach but, I could never look at myself and see myself as beautiful or sexy. Every bit of extra weight gained made me spiral and I'd start diets, find myself unable to maintain them without risking my bulimia recovery and then spiral again.

My friend H kept telling me to read the book, and I'd actually pre ordered it because I follow Sofie on Twitter. I just hadn't got round to it. But after my latest spiral, I realised I needed it. So I started.

Since then.... Something inside me has shifted. I keep liking my appearance. I looked in mirrors and go "hey V, looking sexy!'. I keep stroking my stomach and marvelling at how soft and pliable it is. And I've started knitting myself clothes. Which I wouldnt so before because I was going to lose weight and make myself worthy of the lovely yarn.

I cannot thank Sofie enough for having written such an earth shattering book, which has healed wounds i didn't even know I had.

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Kate Green

Read & think!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2020

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Very thought-provoking. The idea that I -am-fat = I -am-lazy/weak willed/stupid/selfish/bad is so ingrained that it takes a book like this to even start thinking “hang on... I work hard, I care about my work, I pay my taxes, I care about my family & friends, I care about the world, I read widely, I have interests/hobbies etc etc- also... I am fat. Surely being fat doesn’t and shouldn’t cancel the other stuff- or be relevant to the other stuff. I am fat does NOT equal I am bad. It just means I need bigger clothes “

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David

Fabulous, Funny and Fat-tastic in every way! An Essential read for all!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2019

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Loved this book - couldn't put it down. The book makes clear from the get-go that as a skinny man it isn't really aimed at me, but i was a brilliant read. Sofie is a brilliantly witty and heartfelt author. The book really highlights the societal prejudice against fat and is breaks down all the usual arguments against plus size community so well that it proves how utterly indefensible the 'It glorifies obesity/fat-shaming motivates weight-loss/it's unhealthy' arguments actually are. Without giving too much away, it also draws some links that you don't even necessary consider, such as who does it actually benefit to discriminate against fat people on an institutional level? There are also some much welcome diverse voices from black, muslim, disabled and trans voices proving how wide an issue it is and how it intersects with other forms of discriminations.

This book makes essential reading for anyone who is fat or has larger family members, friends or partners who have ever felt less than because of their size. After finishing this, I'm ready to join Sofie's fat positive revolution - and you will be too after reading this!

10 people found this helpful

last year's girl

A must-read for anybody with a body

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2020

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A couple of times throughout her book, Danish comedian and fat activist Sofie Hagen asks you, the reader, to take hold of your soft, warm belly and tell it how much you love and appreciate it. While it seems a bit cheesy, I can tell you honestly that these days, when I look in the mirror, I’m starting to really love what I see – and while I don’t know for a fact that it’s down to this brilliant little book, I don’t think it’s a coincidence either. Meticulously researched, hilariously written and with a perfect balance of memoir and interviews with trans, disabled and POC activists alongside the science, this is a must-read for anybody who has a body.

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LJBentley

Funny and thought provoking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2021

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I won’t lie to you. Before reading Happy Fat I had never heard of Sofie Hagen (sorry). I saw the title of her book and I was intrigued. I have struggled and battled with my weight for years. Strangely, I know I am not big and I know that there are others who would like to be my size but the grass is always greener, isn’t it?

What Sofie Hagen proposes in her memoir is that you should love who you are and not get bogged down in what other people think of you. That you should have the courage of conviction to know who you are, what you want and what you like.

Sofie Hagen does pose the theory that the world is not created for bigger people: small seats on aeroplanes, extended seatbelts for the bigger person, small seats in theatres. She shows how the world isn’t inclusive for a certain strand of people. It is actually quite sad.

There are moments of comedy genius in this book but there are also moments of real sadness. You do go on a bit of a journey in this memoir. It is most definitely worth a read.

Happy Fat – Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You by Sofia Hagen is available now.

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